It’s okay to think coffee club

Some of our wisest imagination gets suppressed by someone else’s imagination. So we ask — who are we? How are we walking through this world the way we do? And what’s actually real?

This week we’re talking about the importance of creating real art in community.

Why does art matter?
Because real art tells the truth.
It reflects what’s actually going on — not just what’s trending.
It creates a clear connection between what we’re living through and what’s being sold to us as reality.

A lot of what we see isn’t real art — it’s distraction. It’s performance. It’s noise.
Real art is rooted. It moves something. It builds something. It heals something.

At our last Coffee House, Robert O’Neil sparked powerful conversation around identity, imagination, and suppression. This week, Mansa Lamont Bey is stepping in to continue that dialogue — going deeper into art, community, and what it means to create from truth instead of pressure.

This isn’t theory. This is live. No edits. Real feed. Real people. Real conversation.
Eventually we might stop posting — so if you want to experience it, be in the room.

Come do some work. Bring a friend.
Let’s get a cup of coffee — first cup of joe is on us.
There’s also a free pantry available.
Grab a latte or matcha at the Longhouse and sit down with us.

Let’s talk options — especially with everything going on right now.
Not just ideas. Not just vibes.
Solutions. Direction. Movement.

Regardless of what’s happening around us… we got this.